8 Buddhists die in attack by militants
From Times Wire Reports
Suspected Muslim militants ambushed a commuter van carrying a group of Buddhists and killed eight of them execution-style in Thailand’s south, military and hospital officials said.
A bomb later wounded 11 Muslims outside a mosque in possible retaliation.
No one has taken responsibility for either attack, both of which took place in the Yaha district of Yala province.
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